Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of playing politics over the cyclone Fani issue. PM Modi, who was addressing a poll rally in Bengal’s Tamluk, said he tried to contact the Bengal CM twice, but she didn’t respond. “Apparently, Trinamool leaders have claimed that the Prime Minister had called up Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, but did not phone West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Sources said that two attempts had been made on Saturday morning by the prime minister’s staff to connect him to the West Bengal CM on phone. “The first time, the staff who were attempting to place the call, were told that the West Bengal CM is on tour, and that the call would be returned.

Source: Hindustan Times May 06, 2019 07:46 UTC